Chevrolet Tahoe Complaints (2000)

282 consumer complaints on file.

#755583December 12, 2001
TIRES
THE TIRES WERE CHECKED AND INFLATED TO 39 PSI BEFORE LEAVING HOME FOR THE 112 MILE TRIP. ON THE RETURN TRIP AFTER APPROX. A ONE HOUR STOP THE RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW AFTER ABOUT 50 MILES. THE TIRE HAS AN L SHAPED SPLIT ABOUT 12" LONG 3/4" DOWN FROM THE EDGE OF THE TREAD THEN A 90 DEGREE TURN AND AN OPENING ALL THE WAY TO THE BEAD. THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE BELOW THE 12" SPLIT HAS THE CORD BOBY OF THE TIRE ATACHED TO IT. THE CORD HAS SEPARATED FROM THE TREAD PORTION AND IS HANGING DOWN INSIDE THE TIRE. THE TREAD TO BEAD SPLIT IS COMPLETELY OPEN BOTH PLIES OF CORD SPLIT AT THE SAME PLACE. I NO LONGER BELIEVE THAT THESE TIRES ARE SAFE. MY GM DEALER HAD TWO REPORTED FAILURES OF THIS TYPE OF TIRE ON THE SAME DAY THE OTHER PERSON SAID HIS TIRE FAILED IN THE SAME MANNER AT 18,000 MILES. GM IS WILLING TO REPLACE THE TIRE WITH ANOTHER FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT, BUT I WOULD LIKE THEM TO REPLACE THE TIRES WITH ANOTHER BRAND.*AK (DOT NUMBER: W273 TIRESIZE: P265/75R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#563858December 11, 2001
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT, BUT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONSUMER SUFFERED INJURIES. *YH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#899614November 28, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING ENGINE WILL DIE WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING. CONSUMER IS CONCERNED BECAUSE IS WILL CUT ALL THE ENERGY ON VEHICLE. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER, THEY EXPLAINED THAT IT WAS DUE TO FUEL BEING USED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#754785November 21, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE, WARPED FRONT ROTORS CONTINUOUSLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898831November 6, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING OVER A PERIOD OF TIME, AND WHEN MAKING A STOP , VEHICLE SLAMS INTO GEAR VERY HARSHLY. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753909October 30, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE SERVICE DEPARTMENTS INFORMED ME THAT THEY HAD REPLACED APPROXIMATELY 6 OTHER CHEVROLET SPORTS/UTILITY VEHICLES (IE TAHOE OR TRUCK) ABS MODULES, AND BELIEVED THAT THE MODULES SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED. THIS IS A FAIRLY SMALL DEALERSHIP. CHEVROLET DISMISSED MY REPORT BECAUSE THE TRUCK AND TAHOE WERE DIFFERENT MODELS. HOWEVER, FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND THE TAHOE/SUBURBAN AND TRUCKS ARE THE SAME BASIC VEHICLE, EXCEPT FOR THE CHASIS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753630October 24, 2001
TIRES
TRAVELLING ON INTERSTATE 29 IN MISSOURI AT THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT OF 70 MPH, HAVING DRIVEN FOR TWO HOURS IN 65 DEGREE WEATHER, THE RIGHT REAR TIRE SEPARATED, AND I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY NAVIGATE THE TAHOE ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE FREEWAY. THE ENTIRE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE TIRE SEPARATED FROM ITSELF ON THE OUTER SIDE. THERE IS NO SIGN OF A BLOW-OUT; WE HAVE KEPT THE TIRE AND TAKEN PICTURES TO HOPEFULLY HAVE THE SITUATION DIAGNOSED. HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED A TIRE MALFUNCTION OF THIS TYPE IN OUR LIVES. AS I WAS DRIVING ON AN UPHILL GRADE AT THE TIME OF FAILURE, PRESUMABLY THIS MADE IT EASIER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE TO A STOP BEFORE I COULD HAVE ROLLED DOWN A SLIGHT EMBANKMENT. PLEASE ADVISE. . .THIS SERIOUS MALFUNCTION COULD EASILY CAUSE SEVERE INJURY OR DEATH! THANK YOU. *AK (TIRESIZE: P265/70R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753562October 23, 2001
TIRES
THIS TIRE BLEW UP WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY 4 CHILDREN ON 87NORTH. I WAS ABLE TO RETAIN CONTROL OF THE CAR ALTHOUGH I WAS PETRIFIED. THE TOW GUY COULD NOT CHANGE THE TIRE BECAUSE THE EXPLOSION RUINED THE HOIST MECHANISM TO ACCESS THE SPARE TIRE. WE WERE FLATBEDDED TO A REAPIR SHOP. WE HAD TO BUY A TEMPORARY TIRE. THE NEXT DAY WE REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES WITH MICHELIN TIRES, NEVER WANTING TO OWN FIRESTONE TIRES AGAIN. EVERYONE WHO SAW THE TIRE SAID I WAS VERY LUCKY THAT THE CAR DIDN'T FLIP AND THAT WE DID NOT INCUR SERIOUS INJURIES. I WAS VERY THANKFUL THAT A POTENTIALLY SERIOUS SITUATION DID NOT RESULT IN SEVERE INJURIES. THIS TIRE WAS CLEARLY DEFECTIVE. I WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW THIS SO THEY DON'T GET HURT. I HAVE REQUESTED THAT FIRESTONE REIMBURSE US $666.83 FOR THE EXPENSES INVOLVED IN THIS ORDEAL. SINCERELY, LISA QUATTROCCHI. *AK (TIRESIZE: P265/70R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897952October 18, 2001
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:CARRIER/RACK
UNABLE TO GET EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE DOWN FROM UNDERNEATH VEHICLE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED, AND WERE UNWILLING TO ASSIST IN THIS MATTER. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT THIS IS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WILL ASSIST IN THIS MATTER. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753111October 11, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#563519October 2, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
THE BRAKES FAIL UNDER PANIC STOPS,. THE DEALER FOUND NOTHING WRONG, BUT THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE BRAKES WERE STILL UNSAFE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897084September 28, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
PE00 020; CONSUMER NOTICED THAT DRIVERSIDE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM ALL SIDES. FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS LE, P265/70R16, DOT 8X72WL2311011300 DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#750066August 8, 2001
TIRES:SIDEWALL
HEARD A POP SOUND, VEHICLE TRACKED SIDEWAYS, PRECEEDED TO SHOULDER THROUGH TRAFFIC, TIRE SIDEWALL WAS SHREDDED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749112July 25, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
DELCO BATTERY FAILURE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#892454July 11, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE TRAVELING 50 MPH ON HIGHWAY ON DRY ROAD CONDITIONS RIGHT REAR ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS LE TIRES WITH 33,000 MILES, SIZE UNKNOWN TREAD BEGAN TO PEEL AWAY FROM TIRE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK THE CONSUMER HAD ANOTHER INCIDENT OF TIRE PEELING WHILE TRAVELING BUT THE TIRE DEALER POINTED OUT IT WAS DUE TO ROAD HAZARD.(TIRE SIZE (265R16) *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#892255July 9, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHILE DRIVING BRAKES STARTED MAKING NOISE. HAD NOT CONTACT DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888109May 14, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743586April 5, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR.THE ABS SYSTEM APPEARED TO BE IN OPERATION.THE ACCIDENT STOPPED VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#885042April 4, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
DEALERSHIP DOES NOT HAVE PARTS AVAILABLE TO REPAIR RECALLS 00V345000 AND 00V343000. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560520March 23, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
FROM THE TIME OF OWNERSHIP THERE WERE CONCERNS WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM,WHEN PEDAL IS MASHED IT WOULD GO ALMOST TO THE FLOOR, MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED,BUT STILL DID NOT SOLVE PROBLEM THERE WAS STILL NO PEDAL, WAS ADVISED BY MECHANIC THAT THIS IS THE WAY NEW VEHICLES ARE BEING MADE, SECOND OCCURRENCE UNABLE TO BRAKE, THE VEHICLE HE MADE AN AWFUL NOISE AND HAD RUN COMPLETLEY OFF THE AND HIT THE DIRT BFORE STOPPING.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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